Doctor’s Degrees in Trasportation Engineering
Education Levels of Transportation Engineering Majors
During the most recent year for which data is available, 17 people earned their doctor's degree in transportation engineering. This earns it the #425 spot on the list of the most popular doctor's degree programs in the nation.
The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in transportation engineering at each degree level.
Education Level | Number of Grads |
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Master’s Degree | 98 |
Doctor’s Degree | 17 |
Bachelor’s Degree | 10 |
Basic Certificate | 3 |
Graduate Certificate | 2 |
Earnings of Transportation Engineering Majors With Doctor’s Degrees
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Student Debt
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Student Diversity
More men than women pursue doctor's degrees in transportation engineering. About 82.4% of graduates in this field are male.
Gender | Number of Grads |
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Men | 14 |
Women | 3 |
The racial-ethnic distribution of transportation engineering doctor’s degree students is as follows:
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 2 |
International Students | 14 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Most Popular Transportation Engineering Programs for Doctor’s Degrees
There are 6 colleges that offer a doctor’s degree in transportation engineering. Learn more about the most popular 6 below:
The most popular school in the United States for transportation engineering students seekinga doctor's degree is New York University. Roughly 52,700 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $60,438 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $38,826 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 5 people received their doctor's degree in transportation engineering from NYU. Around 17% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 17% were women.
University of California - Davis is the 4th most popular school in the nation for students seeking a doctor's degree in transportation engineering. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $11,834 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $12,264 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 1 people received their doctor's degree in transportation engineering from UC Davis.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is the 4th most popular school in the nation for students seeking a doctor's degree in transportation engineering. Roughly 7,500 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $60,360 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $60,360 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 1 people received their doctor's degree in transportation engineering from RPI.
The 6th most popular school in the country for transportation engineering majors who are seeking their doctor's degree is Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $59,750 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $59,750 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 0 people received their doctor's degree in transportation engineering from MIT.
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Related Majors
Below are some popular majors that are similar to transportation engineering that offer doctor’s degrees.
Major | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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General Civil Engineering | 1,188 |
Structural Engineering | 16 |
Civil Engineering | 15 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
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